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Vol. I I S Wo. IS NUNDA. NEW YORK 14617 (IN THE QENISI f VALLEY) Thursday, January 10,1974 _ $5.00 V••MS'Copy

Annual Summary Of Events (Continued from Last Week) Lawrence Nutt observed their 30th Craig State School of Nursing and was

July 19 — Jerry Douglas of wedding anniversary. — Marriage of employed at Rochester State Hospital Tunningley Motor Sales, Nunda, was Carolyn Lorraine Gridley and Bradley — Died: Mrs. Mary Falvey Griffin, presented with the 1972 Ford Dealer Walter Lowell. — Several Nunda formerly of Nunda; Howard T Distinguished Achievement Award. — residences had been newly painted. — Cassidy, 83. — Gov. Rockefeller Rodney Carpenter, Nunda native, was Vacation Bible School at Dalton was appointed George T. Stewart as named Livingston County Highway very successful. Livingston County Judge to fill the Superintendent. — Several Nundaians Silver Medal for Dr. Tuller facancy created by the death of Judge completed vocational training at the Aug. 16 — The Nunda Community Joseph S. Montesano of Mt. Morris. Charles G. May Occupational Center in Home was operating officially as a Death of Clyde Snyder, husband of the Mt. Morris. — Budget of $2,167,888 was home for the elderly. — Dr. Edwin late Harriet B. Fritz of Nunda. -adopted for Keshequa Central School. Tuller was presented the Silver Medal Several graduates of Keshequa Central — Mrs. Phyllis Pagano, 62, mother of of the City of Paris in recognition of School were entering colleges — Mr Mrs. Roger Carpenter, died suddenly, the service rendered by the American and Mrs. Wesley Marsh entertained in

Church to the people of the 7th arrondissement. Dr. Tuller, whose wife is the former Rose Walker of Nunda, recently accepted a second three-year term as pastor of the

Mr. and Mrs. Hayes American Church in Paris. — Mr. and Andrew McClellan, 11, Mrs. John Mann of Canaseraga

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Pfceto By Postmaster McMaster along the Picket Line, one township of added by Mrs. James R. Bowen, an A history compiled in 1973 by Mar- the Eastern section again retaining the early milliner. This property was

. _ J _ / i i n L k i i - —i - » » I _ A _ • - - - • . . . jorie C. Frost, Nunda Town Historian, name Nunda.

— Born: Son to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pike; daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Lindsay; daughter to Capt. and Mrs. James H. Goodrich; daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henwood; daughter to Newland. — visiting at the home of Attorney and purchased the Duryea Funeral Home Mrs. Joseph Cauley, was injured while and were to move here from walking his bicycle on Wildey Road Canaseraga..— Death of Mrs. Marie and was struck by a car. — Loundsbury, 62. — The United Engagement of Donna Lee Mears and Methodist Sunday School of Nunda had Church,

honor of the 50th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Marsh's parents.

Enters Air Force Academy Sept. 13 — Patrick Donovan entered

the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. — Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tilton. — Died: Mrs. Melvin Hark, 70; Roy F. DeVinney, 76; Mrs. Etta Marie Swain, 59. — Baptist young people were on area bicycle tour and stayed overnight in Trinity

with acknowledgment.J. Postaa.ter ma djvisi(m ^ ^ ^ Br8t Post m^wdjmjmti in 1J70byjun- »™ J * * " * j j | | . « « C Mrs. M i n i M n Uuhnri IT MnXAnaia— ITrk—*»_— %r « i i i « i « M _ _ * . » . — - . » _ — _ _ _ _ -and Mrs. Hubert F. McMaster, Former Postmaster James P. Doyle, the National Archives and Records Ser­vice, the Centennial History of Nunda (1908), Smith's History of Livings County 11881), files of The Nunda News, (from 1859 to the present), various individuals and personal reminiscences.

If one were asked to name the most important institution in any com­munity, its Post Office would rank close to the top of the list Its function of providing communication is the same today as when Ben Franklin was ap­pointed Postmaster General by the Continental Congress on July 26, 1775. Franklin had previously served as Postmaster General for the North British (,'olonies but was dismissed by the British Crown in 1774 because of his sympathy with the American cause.

Office to the present township. It was located about halfway between Nunda and Dalton at what is now known as Guy's Comers but then was called Wilcox Corners and sometimes "The Center." Colonel William Pendleton Wilcox, a veteran of the War of 1812, settled there in 1822, kept a store

. . . . . . Nunda. — Died: Eldred purchased by Norman Tunningley in Roger Rawleigh was announced. - adopted a Philippine foster child and "Dutch" Ludwig, 70; Mrs Kmily

sends a monthly payment to the Jackson, 86; Katherine Mae Gross, 17. Christian Children's Fund, Inc. for her — Increased hours were announced for living expenses and education. — the Nunda Medical Center. Death of Rowland G. Gelser, 63. — Mr. Marriage of Donna Lynn Moore and and Mrs. Harold Slawson had sold their Richard L. Boy Ian.

ningley Motors, the rear of whose Edward Powers; son to Mr. and Mrs. garage property on East Street adjoins Bruce Carney; daughter to Mr. and it, a new garage building replacing it. Mrs. Larry Cox. - Mr. and Mrs.

All locations of the Post Office are not Alfred P. Crowell observed their 50th known, as it was moved from time to wedding anniversary. — Marriage of liquor store at Oakland and had started Sept. 20 — Robert Phillips 17:„of

time, according to who was Post­master. In the 1850's, it stood about halfway between First and Second Streets in what was known as the

Ann Marie VanDuinen.

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Insurance Agency Changes Owners July 26 — The Nunda Facility oHhe

on a Western trip. — Muscular Dystrophy carnivals were held at various places in the area.

Officer Candidate Graduate and an inn and helped lay out the "Old E m n J r . R W k ~ z hiiv M'IRM ~nn«Tnf Tri-County Family Medicine Plan Aug. 23 - Nunda News had changed State Road." He was appointed Post- g f ^ 1 S i S S i S * °b"!k°e which originally was open for business from a seven to six column newspaper, master in 1827 and served some two J J » ^ f J ^ ^ Z & 3 d only on Wednesday afternoons was now - Democratic caucus was held to years when he sold out to William Guy ff^^'i^^^^^ open three days a week - Richard P. nominate candidates for the Nov. 6

ved to Pennsylvania, and the Post Off- diligence on purchased the Ryan Insurance Agency Fillmore, formerly, of ice was discontinued. S 5 H 9 ^ f ™ *** •«• <_? * » 7 fe * E * I M r

In the meantime, a thriving set- manned the engine that the fire was L 0 ^ 1 1 was elected president of the anniversary, tlement was developing in the fair kept from spreading to the Eagle Hotel Keshequa Central School Board ot valley North of Wilcox Corners and it (site of the Livingston Block), across Education. - Rhonda Thompson

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bore the name Hubbell's Corners the street and the stores between First because of its inn, which was kept by and Portage Streets. Alanson Hubbell and which was to be In 1866, the Post Office was located in

But sine this time postal services have replaced in 1836 by a fine brick hotel one of the small buildings in the so-been gre atly expanded and modernized called the Nunda House. Hubbell's called Derx Block in Portage Street, over a period of two centuries, and are Corners had, besides an inn, a store or long since razed and now the site of the still serving their original purpose.

This is a remarkable record in view of other means of more recently developed communication—telegraph, telephone, radio, television, parcel delivery and such. But none has suc­ceeded in supplanting the postal ser­vice. NUNDA POST OFFICE

To trace the evolution of the Nunda Post Office, it is necessary to go back to the original township, which was established in 1808. Separated from Angelica, it was 12 x 24 miles in area and contained the present towns of Eagle, Pike, Hume, Centerville, and Genesee Falls- West of the Genesee River- and Nunda, Grove, Granger, and Portage- East of the Kiver, all of which then were in Allegany County.

The earliest settlement was in the area around Pike and it was there, at what was sometimes called "Pike Hollow", that the first Nunda Post Office was established on August 2, 1815, with Kussell G. Hurd as Post­master. The nearest Post Office before this was at Geneseo. A few scattered

graduated from Highland Hospital

Junior League Father-Son picnic at the Parade Grounds was largely attended and was an enjoyable affair. —

Hunt died as the result of injuries in a one-car crash on Route 408 in Portage and Lawrence Margerum, 49, a Portageville farm worker, was killed when he was run over by a potato harvester. — Two barn burglaries in the Town of Portage were under investigation. — Chamber of Commerce was soliciting ideas for re-

Nunda, designing the sign at the north wedding entrance to the village. — Engagement

sponsored of Melodee Russell and Larry Mallaber

School of Nursing and had accepted a Maynard C. Carney of Nunda was position in Noyes Memorial Hospital, graduated from Officer Candidate Dansville. — 1973 Fun Days were very School of the Empire State Military successful.— DorrisE. Boss retired as Academy at Camp Smith near postmaster at the Dalton Post Office Peeksill. — Isaman family reunion was after 37 years of service there. — largely attended. — James Dodd was Born: Son to Mr. and Mrs. James named to the Dean's List at Alfred Murray; daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sanford; daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Snyder. —Death of Percy D. MacVean, 88, father of P.D.

University. Bogardus Wins Award

was announced. Marriage of Mrs. Karen Willard and Charles H. Robertson. — Mr. and Mrs. George Wildrick purchased the former Carl Greene residence property in Massachusetts Street. - Death of Gordon Wilson, Sr., 84, well known in Nunda.

Sept. 27 — Bishop Hogan was guest speaker at the Genesee Curia-Legion of Mary banquet held at Glen Iris Inn.

Postage rates took effect Sept. 9 at Aug. 30 -^Portageville was taking on an increase. - - Mrs. Kathryn Borgus of

a new look with several new business Dalton was seriously injured in a two MacVean of Nunda. — Engagement of establishments plus those already car accident near Castile. — The 5-Day Dianne Strobel and William Lock wood was announced. — Marriage of Minnie Walker and John W. Gaedeke. -Yvonne Denby Dietz and Donald R. Morneau were on Dean's List at State University Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred. - The Welden

established over a long period of time. Good News Club started again after Paper shortage was critical.

Josephine Duryea was injured in a one car accident in Church Street. — Clarence Bogardus, Jr. of Dalton was winner of a special award for

summer vacation Th< re was an increase in enrollment at Keshequa Central School. - Death of Mrs. Ward (Edna) Rathbun, 89. — Engagement of Kay Kaufman and Michael Robinson was announced, the wedding to take exceptional customer service at

DeVinney Memorial scholarship bugman's Garage by a representative place Oct. 27. There was a award in Police Science was presented of the Gates Rubber Company. — G. derailment on the Erie-Lackawanna to two Livingston County 18 year old Russel Bolt, 67, retired employee of Railway Co. near Dalton Michael seniors. Pony League had started the Rochester Telephone Corporation, McGuire, 92. was claimed by death

SITE OF "NUNDA VALLEY" POST OFFICE - The lower story of the J* ||» t T r ^ f ^ c S ™ $ £ * left side of this building was the store in which the first Post Office in F

season. well known in Nunda, was claimed by Gifts for Community Home death. — Keshequa Central School

Aug. 2 — Trinity Youth Fellowship faculty was to have seven new presented two large sized printed members. — Mrs. Laura Bleistein was copies of "Good News for Modern honored on her 85th birthday. — Born: Man" to the Nunda Community Home A son to Mr. and Mrs. David Hoagland.

Nursing School Gradaote Sept. 6 — Married: Janet L. Stevens

not start until 1817, and since some of these early settlers walked (or rode horseback), if they had a horse) to Pike to vote, it may be assumed they also picked up any mail designated for this area in the same way.

removed to the residence of Dr. E. D. Moses on Oak Hill near the "Deep Cut." which later was excavated for the Genesee Valley Canal. But Dr. Moses

Johnson were selected as Outstanding Young Men of America for 1973. — Nunda PONY team defeated Honeoye 8-5. — Republican caucus nominated candidates for the Nov. 6 election. — Nationwide Insurance Company announced that it had appointed Gary A. Brink to represent their company in the Nunda and surrounding areas. — Married: Patti Jane Wedderburn and Robert Edward Moss; Sharon Lee Stewart and Walter John Walradt; Sandra Mehlenbacher Baldwin and Robert P. Nydham.

Residences Newly Painted

the village was located. The upper story was added later by Mrs. J.R Bowen, a milliner, and the wing on the right was added still later. Photo

transients lived in the present township by Dick Lockwood, 1954. of Nunda but permanent settlement did _ , M .... __ ... . . . . _J_ #. . u

two, a few houses and other buildings Mobil gas station, and at one time it and an ideal location on the stagecoach was in the Livingston Block. This was route from Mt. Morris to Angelica- the during the tenure of Charles J. Swain, "Old State Road." whose father-in-law, Willard Wood,

It was here that the first Post Office built the block. in the Village of Nunda was established It first occupied its present quarters

The towns West of the River were the on January 13, 1830, and designated in the Union Block when the blcok was first to separate from Nunda however, "Nunda Valley." From a sentimental new in 1883 and C. K. Sanders, one of and in W18 the Nunda Post Office was standpoint, this writer is eternally the builders of the block, was Post-

gratefuj to the Post Office Department master. He and four other Nunda for preserving the name Nunda- a word businessmen had combined forces to Aug. 9 - Shortage was critical in the of Seneca Indian derivation which in its erect a fine brick building containing paper industry. — Died: Fred Ess, 83, simplest translation means "hilly" - five stores, and when they drew lots to Mrs. J.R. Hanley, 93. — Livingston

went West soon afterward and Colonel and to the towns Which preferred to determine who would have which store, County villages were to lobby for George Williams received the ap- take other names when they separated he had the good fortune to draw the one village shares of sales tax receipts. -Dointment of Postmaster on April 12, from the original township. Pike, for at the corner of State and First Streets. A Good News 5-Day Club was Vg22 instance, was named for General He moved his newspaper - The Nunda organized for children and mothers. —

Colonel Williams had established a Zebulon Pike. But to us a name from News - which also had occupied several Nunda PONY team lost its final game land office in 1816 for the sale of the the elite tribe of the Iroquois Con- different buildings - to the upstairs and of the season. - Mr. and Mrs. 50 000 acre Cottringer Tract on which federation, who once inhabited this the Post Office downstairs. Back then, __- -^ -— much of the present Town of Portage is region, is much more distinctive and the Union Block usually was called the frdt Br KentS i O locate i The Colonel (a militia title) appropriate than, say, Hubbell's Post Office Block. '_, _ D_-, P„:J /»# ownec' < everal hundred acres of the Corners. Most of the woodwork in the block D e rulU U f Tract himself built a fine brick The name "Nunda Valley," was was cherry, and while we cannot flcrlc** Office mansion a d since it too, was located changed by the Post Office Department confirm this, we have understood that UyW** » *sjj * ^ ^ near the Deep Cut' on Oak Hill, he to Nunda in 1846, the same year the the Nunda Casket Works, Nunda's A s t h e r e s u l t o f a r e c e n t s t a t e audit called his estate "Oakland," and the town was separated from Allegany oldest industry, manufactured a bank 0f books of the Village of Nunda, Peter Post Off ce went by that name. He kept County and annexed to Livingston of Post Office boxes out of cherry DePuy State Bank can no longer act as the office until February 23,1823, when County. lumber to match the interior. At least, collection agency for water rents, Sanford Hunt was appointed Post- POST OFFICE LOCATIONS they made such boxes for some area acc0rding to word received by the master and moved it to Hunt's Hollow, The Post Office which was office. Village Board. then the most thriving and populated established in the Village in 1830 was „ * " * • toe Post Office moved when F u t u r e q u a r t e r l y payments with the soot between Mt. Morris and Angelica, located in a small store building at the Harrison Peck succeeded Sanders, we Q n e jtfftjfak F e b > x c a n ^ paid only This office moved to Hunt in 1873 and is comer of State and Mill Streets, and the do not know, but within our own a t t h e village Clerk's office. The office etui there s t o r e proprietor was Waite Joslyn, son memory it nas been located in tne

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The 'Oakland" office was of the newly appointed Postmaster, present GUlespie Art GaUery and in the

and Larry S. Briggs; Brenda Lee Chidsey and Thomas Edward Horan. — Gloria Edick was graduated from

Hart Retains Chai rmanship Robert Hart of Dansville was re­

elected to his 14th term as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, his election turning around a decision made at a bitter caucus in December when Albert Burke of Avon became the G. O. P. choice for board leader.

The move to oust Hart, who has been Dansville Supervisor for 18 years, came as a surprise. A reversal of the vote by Livonia Supervisor Charles Robinson swung the election to Hart in the official action at the Board's organizational meeting last week. Hart's winning margin was tight—1,005 to 994 in weighted voting.

Supporting Hart in addition to Robinson were Carol Bickford of Caledonia, Andrew McCauley of Groveland, John Douglass of Leicester, Everett Mann of Nunda, Clarence Gibson of Portage, Howard Kramer of Springwater and Democrat

(Concluded Next Week)

Fire Official Issues Warning Robert Batt, President of the

Western New York Volunteer Firemen's Association said that a serious problem has been brought to his attention.

Due to the Energy shortage, many people are now using coal or wood stoves and are not using sufficient caution on their chimney pike or stack.

This has resulted in some serious fires. The pipe must be double stacked ceiling or wall where passing through. Also where the pipe passes near the wall or ceiling, there should be an asbestos sheeting nailed to the close surrounding area as heat from such pipes can and does cause fires.

Contributions to Oakwood Cemetery Oakwood Cemetery Asso­

ciation acknowledges with thanks con­tributions from the following people:

Nunda: Mrs Delos F. Paine, May Briggs and Kenneth Schumaker

Out of town: Lloyd Duncan. Sun City. Fla., Marjorie Gillette. Rochester, Mrs. Howard Wallace. Vero Reach. Fla., Robert Hunter, Cleveland. Ohio, and Bart Pierpoint. Mount Vernon.

Snowmobile Course Jan. 26 and Feb. 2

Daniel Mulvaney of Conesus. snowmobilers course will be Gibson acted as temporary Board A young snowmooiiers course WIIIDC H . ™ . l u l u *>.« .,«!£ __. k_i-« presented by the Livingston County

Sheriff's Department on January 26 Chairman while conducted.

the vote was being

is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

Rites Held For Mrs. Donovan Mrs. Charles (Blanche) Donovan of

and February 2. Livingston County Sheriff Douglas J. Welch said that children who have passed their 10th birthday and not passed their 16th birthday are eligible to attend.

Parents can register students by ine wdMauu vim.*; n«o -- «— ..^".^ »KKVUu,wu iWNiMotn, r.^«^..--™».»r.w.„*v«««*.j »..»•«. w.». f r n m | A « m » n c n m onri FHHav from Mrs. unanes miancne; uonovan 01 „. ,, ,L .;"D"~v;"

reestablished at the home of Colonel Lindsley Joslyn. (See "Postmasters.") lobby of the Nunda House, which was J n ^ ^ ? ; ! ? ' ^ ™ - , ™ ^ f r ^ Dalton R.D. died Jan. 1, 1974 at calling the Sheriff's Office at 24̂ -1212 . . . . . . . ..». „ i~»~_ -J~*~ U.mi i«A i i on/1 T h i « hi i i l r i incr o ohAi4 » i m A 1o*« - ™«„ to Iron / Inam a faar U A B M OA-A +A m o V a IV 8 . m . W I p . u l . . . . ^ . * .*__•« •*_• C.laSKPS W i l l ho hr»!H f r n m Q a m in Williams at a later date, however, and This building a short time later was taken down a few years ago to make in 1832 it was moved to Messenger's moved down Mill Street a few rods to way for the new Peter DePut State Hollow the sign "Oakland Post Office make way for W. B. Whitcomb's store Bank building. was olac ed on the ctore of Azel Fitch, building which is now No. 1 State Street It was during Alfred B. Kent's term Postmaster and the community has and occupied by the Family as Postmaster (192M936) that the been known as Oakland nearly ever Restaurant. Mr. Whitcomb, whose wife office returned to the Union Block, since The Williams' property has been was a locally famous physician, lived in where it has remained up to now. owned by Earl McMaster and his the house in Massachusetts Street POSTMASTERS

County C of C To Hear Conable The Honorable Barber B. Conable, Charles

Jr., United States Congressman, will

Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw.

be the guest speaker at the annual father the late Carl McMaster, many owned and occupied by the present Everybody knows "Bud," Post- dinner meeting sponsored by the vears' Colonel Williams' well-worn Postmaster, H. F. "Bud" McMaster, master RF. McMaster, and nearly Livingston County Chamber of mailDouch was presented to the and his family. everyone knows his predecessor, Commerce. , J w _ _ . , o # i l l w M Q n fr trroor lu nf Pftrta«^iii« WvomSSpioneer Association in 1882. The small building which was moved James'P. "Jim" Doyle, although he is The event is scheduled for Saturday, Orlick and Mrs Bernice Carpenter of SUIIman,̂ for me 'y o f P « v , l l e F I R S T % S T OFFICES IN PRESENT was occupied for many years by Leslie not seen around town much since his Jan. 12, 1074 at the Brae Burn, Rochester; two brothers, Glenn Mann The bridegroom is the son of Mr and

Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to noon each day and students must

She~was a member of the Mt. Morris a t t e n d *** c , a s s e s t o complete the Methodist Church. c o u r s e

Surviving are her husband; twosons, i f l r # » I | f | | m r A n n o u n c n l carles Donovan, Jr. of Nunda and w e a a i n g A n n o u n c e u

William Donovan of Cheektowaga; Miss Brenda Stillman and Mr three daughters, Mrs. Audrey Petti of Dennis Collins were united in marriage Nunda, Mrs. Sara Thompson of Avon December 8, 1973 in Tampa, Florida. and Mrs. Linda Shoemaker of The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Leicester; two sisters, Mrs. Loretta Mabel Stillman and the late Lee

of Nunda and Harry Mann of Mt. TOWNSHIP Dailey's china painting shop and also retirment. Older citizens also tin- Dansville. The Town of Nunda, which had been was historic in that the well-known doubtedly remember Benjamin E. The program includes cocktails at Morris; also 14 grandchildren and nine

bisected along the Transit Line in 1818, gospel hymn composer, Philip P. Bliss, Jones, Alfred B. Kent, Homer Elwood, 6:30p.m.-dinner 7:30-dancing9:30. great-grandchildren. the East half retaining the name of lived there a year or two when he In- Harrison Peck and C.K. Sanders. Tickets are available from any vi.m.i'i' again was found too large for structed singing classes here about a But what about the early Post- director or by calling the office in Nunu-, 5 „_ . , _ . . . _ . . __ ..... (Couth**on»«*4) Geneseo243-2255

Collins of Tampa,

convenience in 1827 and was bisected century ago. Uving quarters were

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Mrs. Warren Florida.

Mr. and Mrs. Collins are in New The "funeral was held at the Duryea York for their honeymoon and have

Funeral Home Thursday with burial in been spending the holidays with Oakwood Cemetery, Nunda. relatives and friends

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